Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:castle
|
| gptkbp:besiegedForce |
British-Indian garrison
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
British Empire: ~30,000
Ottoman Empire: ~10,000 |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Charles_Townshend
gptkb:Halil_Kut |
| gptkbp:endDate |
29 April 1916
|
| gptkbp:enemyOf |
Ottoman forces
|
| gptkbp:heldPrisonersFrom |
~13,000 British and Indian soldiers
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
major defeat for British in Mesopotamia
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Siege of Kut al Amara
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Kut,_Mesopotamia
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
surrender of British-Indian garrison
one of the worst British defeats in WWI |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Mesopotamian_campaign
gptkb:World_War_I |
| gptkbp:reliefAttempts |
several failed British relief attempts
|
| gptkbp:result |
Ottoman victory
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
7 December 1915
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:African_theatre_of_World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|